Purchase Line Elementary School
16957 Route 286 Hwy East
Commodore PA, 15729, Indiana County
Phone: 724-254-4312
Ranking: 
(1,685 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*
(1,685 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Purchase Line School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 501 | 484 | 406 | 414 | 432 | 430 | 438 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 14.6% | 79 | 16.3% | 53 | 13.1% | 53 | 12.8% | 62 | 14.4% | 46 | 10.7% | 63 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 15.4% | 62 | 12.8% | 52 | 12.8% | 59 | 14.3% | 46 | 10.6% | 63 | 14.7% | 57 | 13.0% |
| Grade 2: | 70 | 14.0% | 61 | 12.6% | 62 | 15.3% | 45 | 10.9% | 64 | 14.8% | 66 | 15.3% | 74 | 16.9% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 12.2% | 71 | 14.7% | 48 | 11.8% | 60 | 14.5% | 63 | 14.6% | 69 | 16.0% | 62 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 14.4% | 64 | 13.2% | 59 | 14.5% | 60 | 14.5% | 74 | 17.1% | 66 | 15.3% | 60 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 68 | 13.6% | 83 | 17.1% | 59 | 14.5% | 73 | 17.6% | 61 | 14.1% | 61 | 14.2% | 59 | 13.5% |
| Grade 6: | 80 | 16.0% | 64 | 13.2% | 73 | 18.0% | 64 | 15.5% | 62 | 14.4% | 59 | 13.7% | 63 | 14.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 254 | 50.7% | 251 | 51.9% | 207 | 51.0% | 215 | 51.9% | 221 | 51.2% | 209 | 48.6% | 223 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 247 | 49.3% | 233 | 48.1% | 199 | 49.0% | 199 | 48.1% | 201 | 46.5% | 213 | 49.5% | 211 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 498 | 99.4% | 481 | 99.4% | 402 | 99.0% | 411 | 99.3% | 430 | 99.5% | 428 | 99.5% | 434 | 99.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 257 | 51.3% | 260 | 53.7% | 192 | 47.3% | 163 | 39.4% | 176 | 40.7% | 161 | 37.4% | 187 | 42.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 15.2% | 57 | 11.8% | 60 | 14.8% | 76 | 18.4% | 92 | 21.3% | 78 | 18.1% | 67 | 15.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.25 | 13.75 | 13.68 | 13.69 | 13.56 | 13.30 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 73% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 77.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 65.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 78.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 67.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 78.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 73.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 82.2% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 73.1% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 64.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 72.7% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 67.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 84.7% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 84.7% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 72.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 61.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.6% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 85.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 92.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 67% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 72.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 45.2% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 73.4% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 65.7% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 64.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 64.9% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 61.6% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 50.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 60.6% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 49.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 61.5% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 59.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 49.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 57.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 35.1% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 35.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 26.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.5% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 60% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 50% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 66.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 70.2% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 60% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 57.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 65.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 55.2% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 55.7% | 68.5% |
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* Purchase Line Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.